Papa John's opens in Weston-Super-Mare
It created 20 jobs in the area.
Run by franchisees John O’Brien and Clif Roberson, the new outlet employs almost 20 local staff to deliver Papa John’s pizza to local residents in the sea-side town. They now run eight stores employing a total of around 140 staff and aim to open a further Papa John’s in the West Country within the next few weeks.
“Our first Papa John’s opened in Cwmbran just over two years ago and due to the popularity of the pizzas, sales rapidly exceeded our expectations,” said Clif Roberson. “We followed up by opening stores throughout the Welsh Valleys including: Pontypridd and Merthyr Tydfil and then expanded into England with the Yate (Bristol) opening in August last year.
Roberson added, "Our growth has been helped by a special Papa John’s incentive scheme for franchisees designed to provide support when setting up new stores. Deals on equipment, help with marketing plus discounted royalty fees are a real boost in those early months of trading and ensure pizza sales get off to a great start!"
“Weston-Super-Mare is the perfect location for our continued Southern expansion. There are many families living in the catchment area and it’s also a big tourist destination. It is also home to the famous Weston-Super-Mare Sand Sculpture Festival now in its 13th year."
